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THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

IMERSA fosters the growing interest in digital fulldome cinema, immersive entertainment, performance art and virtual experiences through its Summits and activities 

Our Mission

Our Mission

to advance the art and technology of shared reality in the dome, and the immersive ecosystem
Our Vision

Our Vision

to support an international community of professionals who create shared reality experiences in achieving the full potential of their chosen medium
Our World

Our World

IMERSA is a world - wide network of professionals that create group immersive experiences. Our organization builds bridges between many disciplines including academic, VR, AR, fulldome and arts communities.
Our Strategy

Our Strategy

As the immersive community grows and changes, IMERSA recognizes the need to evaluate its goals and mission. To that end, the board directed a strategic planning exercise that began with an analysis of where the organization has been and what it has accomplished.

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Our Work and Projects

Our Work and Projects

Host our annual IMERSA Summit | Recognize outstanding life-time achievement | Outreach to fulldome festivals and conferences | Develop standards and guidelines | Build a video and resource library

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Our Goals

Our Goals

IMERSA is a driver and nexus for communication, collaboration, experimentation, education and promotion of shared reality experiences in a dome theater.

Directors

Dan Neafus

Dan Neafus

Director & CEO, Neafus Network
Michael Daut

Michael Daut

Director & Vice President, Independent Writer / Producer
Karen Roney

Karen Roney

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Ryan Wyatt

Ryan Wyatt

Director California Academy of Sciences
Julieta Aguilera

Julieta Aguilera

Director
Ruth Coalson

Ruth Coalson

Director

Advisory Council

Danielle LeBlanc

Danielle LeBlanc

Glenn Smith

Glenn Smith

KaChun Yu, Ph.D.

KaChun Yu, Ph.D.

Matt Heenan

Matt Heenan

Micky Remann

Micky Remann

Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore

Ambassadors

Ben Efram

Ben Efram

Ben Gondrez

Ben Gondrez

Monica Bolles

Monica Bolles

Our Founding Sponsors and Affiliates


  • AMNH
  • Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory
  • British Association of Planetaria
  • Creative Planet
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • Evans and Sutherland
  • Front Pictures
  • Fulldome Database
  • Fulldome UK
  • Giant Screen Cinema Association
  • GOTO INC
  • Great Lakes Planetarium Society
  • International Planetarium Society
  • K2 Studios
  • Loch Ness Productions
  • Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE)
  • Moonracer Entertainment LLC
  • Museum of Science
  • Navitar
  • Nest Immersion
  • NSCCreative
  • R.S.A. Cosmos
  • Reef Distribution
  • SAT - The Society of Arts and Technology
  • SCISS
  • Sky-Skan
  • Spherical Media Group
  • The Planetarian
  • University of Plymouth
  • Vortex Immersion
  • ZEISS

IMERSA Inc. is a non-profit business league whose roots are deeply embedded in the rise of the digital planetarium (fulldome). Incorporated in 2008 our founding sponsors initiated ongoing research and development programs in search of standards and guidelines for fulldome production and technologies. To build our community and inspire meaningful conversation among fulldome and immersive professionals IMERSA host’s an annual international Summit for leaders interested in all facets of immersive experience including; digital fulldome cinema, immersive entertainment, interactive performance arts, and other innovative experiential content.

IMERSA embraces many forms of digital immersion, including Planetariums, Giant Screen Cinema, VR headsets and spherical environments. We encourage our members to develop experiential programming from many fields of scientific research, from nanotechnology to neuroscience and astrophysics.

IMERSA raises the profile of group immersive experiences and represents its members at a number of international events. In addition to facilitating the development of fulldome standards, our leadership team fosters professional development, aggregation of business metrics, and the dissemination of “white paper” reports on best practices and techniques.

Notice - The views expressed by our panelists, guests, and audience members do not necessarily reflect the views of the IMERSA organization, nor should be considered an endorsement by IMERSA.

 

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